Last month I discovered LAVUK, a label blending elegance and modern living, who I featured in my weekly column for the online fashion community Lookbooks. I had several delightful email exchanges with designer and founder Natasha Gindin about the inspiration behind her collections along with her path into fashion design. Born in former Yugoslavia and now Read more

Stripes – last summer we saw a lot of this on the catwalk; wide bands of orange, blue and red at Prada, billowing striped maxi dresses at Jil Sander and fruity striped jumpsuits at Marc Jacobs. Without a doubt last year stripes were bold. This spring, stripes give way to florals, but stripes remain a Read more

Current obsession: skirts with splits. Back in 2010 I remember a resurgence of skirts and dresses with splits on the catwalk, I’m thinking specifically here of Versace (never shy of exposing the thigh, I admit), Lanvin and Zac Posen. I found this amazing high-waisted slashed maxi skirt in the Rodarte for Opening Ceremony collection and well, Read more